Ah, Prewarriors,
Last weekend I fulfilled a long held desire to
visit the VSCC meeting at Shelsley Walsh., the oldest motor racing venue =
in
the world, in continuous use. I was not dissappointed. The paddock was
crowded, as always at any VSCC "do", with delectable machinery. The paddo=
ck
consists of rows of wooden enclosures with a tin roof just as seen on
period photographs. The Castrol R haze hung in the summer air and the
ground shook to the semi-silenced roars of Riley's, MG's, Sunbeams and al=
l
the myriad others. =
We made our way to the start and I spotted the commemorative plaque to
Raymond Mays. As the air shimmered in front of the cars leaving the start=
I
really felt that it could just as well have been 60 years ago.
Mixing all this atmosphere (only equalled by Prescott) with the pleasure =
of
meeting old and new friends made it a pleasurable day indeed. We even
started a playgroup, didn't we David?
I really must recommend a visit to anyone coming over from the States o=
r
elsewhere later this year or next.
Yours promotionally, JH
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